In a time when the chaos of news-by-the-minute assaults the senses of those who yearn for perspective and analysis, it can be instructive to look back to April 1945, a month that gave the world 30 ...

Del Rey Oaks writer and poet Patrice Vecchione is the author of several books including, most recently, “My Shouting, Shattered, Whispering Voice: A Guide to Writing Poetry & Speaking Your Truth” and ...

As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

The head of Pope Francis' medical team says there was a crisis during the pontiff's battle with pneumonia so dire, they ...

A crucial requirement for a dictatorship to take hold is widespread acquiescence. That is being put to test as the United ...

At one point, the pope himself had thought that his end was near. But doctors carried on, pumping medicines and other ...